Allison Sullivan cohosts as Taylor shares about his crazy week of starting school, working a retreat and the Encounter Texas conference all in the span of five days! Even through the sleep deprivation, he had some really cool moments in prayer, including crying(again…yep…) It was a beautiful reminder of some of the most basic truths of the Gospel.

Our guest this week is Mary Lenaburg, one of Allison’s favorite people on the planet! She is a leading speaker and author with a profound story of walking with God through some very difficult situations. She shares the story behind her new book, “Being Brave in the Scared: How I Learned to Trust God in the Most Difficult Days of My Life.” Her’s is one of the most powerful stories of leaning into God within the depths of despair, frustration, anger and loss.

In the final segment, Taylor and Allison talk about a new ministry they helped created with their local parish all for evangelization and the often forgotten pre-evangelization. They talk about why they saw a need for this ministry and the fruits they’ve seen from it already.

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When Scott Hahn began looking into the Catholic Church, he was urged on by one question: “How did a Roman execution come to be known as a sacrifice?” The more he studied, the more he realized that to understand Good Friday, we have to understand Holy Thursday and the Last Supper. On this episode of The Road to Emmaus, Dr. Hahn shares the story of how he came to discover that Scripture points ultimately to the Eucharist.

The Gospel for the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time contains a startling reminder - the gate to salvation is narrow! Jesus' words are so shocking that we sometimes fail to listen to His full message. This week, Gary will unpack this challenging Gospel and explain why it is actually fantastic news. Tune in and find out why!

We might not realize it, but every Sunday at Mass we’re practicing typology—the Church has given us the lectionary as a key to connecting the Old and New Testaments. Nowhere is this more evident than in the readings for the Feast of the Assumption and their emphasis on the Ark of the Covenant. What might at first be surprising becomes clear when we read the Book of Revelation in light of the Old Testament to discover Mary as the Ark of the New Covenant.

Episode #30: Part 2 of "God's Radical Love in the Domestic Church” 

This series on God’s design for family life and the Vocation of Marriage was originally recorded live at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Fayetteville, North Carolina, in 2013.

In part two, we cover how the media other influences have been reshaping family life, stealing our children’s souls away from Christ. The good news is: God’s radical love can empower us to reshape the culture of our families. Listen in to find out how! 

The handouts given to people who attended this retreat are available to you on our website at https://gnm-media.org/gods-radical-love-part-1/. 

Come explore our website on the Vocation of Marriage and subscribe to our blog, Reflections for Couples.

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Questions Covered:

22:00 - Is good and evil just a social construct? Is there really an objective truth or has truth evolved over time? 

32:40 - How can a God who asks us to relate to him as Father create a world where many of His children will be damned? 

43:40 - Is it possible to really separate good and evil? Isn’t suffering a part of taking up our cross? 

53:34 - Can anyone who wishes to go to Confession, go? Must one be Catholic to receive this sacrament?

Did you know that many Catholics do not believe that the Eucharist is the Body and Blood of Christ? Fr. Paul Check discusses with Christopher Check the importance for a return of reverence for the Eucharist.

Questions Covered:

21:05 - I am Protestant. Why aren’t non-Catholics allowed to receive the Eucharist? 

29:34 - Where do you classify people who are trying to believe in the Real Presence, but aren’t quite there yet? 

33:37 - Why is it your belief that reverence for the Eucharist is a problem in the USA, but not elsewhere, in places like Poland? 

38:12 - What causes the unity of the accidentals, the host and the Eucharist? 

46:20 - Does the sacrifice of the Mass happen in two parts? Is it made, but also offered? 

50:32 - I veil at Mass and think that this contributes to my reverence toward the Eucharist. It is an outward expression of my inward disposition. 

52:31 - I converted to the Catholic faith last Easter. Why is only the Body given during the Mass and not the Blood?

Why is this phrase placed on our money, and what does it really mean?  Can we rightly say that a nation that aborts its children, erodes the family, is confused about what it means to be male and female, and values pets over humans a nation that is trusting God?

 

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